Eyeglass nose-guard.



PATENTED DEC. 31, 1907.

L. P. ADI. EYEGLASS NOSE GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1906,

31 mentor,

'i iisrrnn Hi0 l. A D'l, OF A lJBANY, ."EW YORK.

EYE GLASS NOSE-GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1907.

Application filed March 24,1906. Serial No. 307.773-

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Be it known that l, lino i Am, ol Albany, in the county of Albany and State of ,New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprtwements in Eyeglass Nose-i loop ti. "lhis arm is more or less resilient;

Guards; and I do hereby declare the l'ollow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention has for its object to provide an improved nose guard for eyeglasses which will not only serve to hold the mounting tirmly in position on the wearers nose, but which can be made at a minimtun cost from a single stamping ol' [lat sheet material such as gold or other metal and readily formed without. unduly straining the material, all as will be hereinafter l'ully deseribed, the novel features pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

In the drawings: Figure l is a. perspective view ol' a portion of an eyeglass mounting with my guards applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a view ol' one ol' the guards detached, and Figs. 1) and 4 are perspective views of modified l'orms, ol' the guard detached.

Similar reference numerals in the several ligures indicate similar parts;

My improved guard in all the l'orms shown is l'ormed l'rom a single stamping of sheet material, prel'erably metal, one portion indicated by vl being so shaped as to lit into or upon the stud ol an eyeglass mounting, and l'rom this extend two arms, one indicated by 2 passing downwardly below the attaching port ion and having a lower under part 3; constituting the lower pad or portion for hearing on the wearens nose, and the other arm I being prel'erably more resilient and bent, toward the edge of the stoek so as to cross the lower arm above its pad and having the upper end under and constituting the upper pad or portion 5 lot bearing on the wearers nose nearer the eyes, so as to steady the glasses and prevent their tilting, the principal weight beingsustaim-d by the lower pads.

ln the l'orm shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the blank is lirst eut by dies l'rom llat stoeli with the upper arm "l and pad J-at the side ol' the atlaehiug portion as in dotted lines in l ig. 2. ln this l'orm also this upper arm joins the blank at some db anee below the attaeh the complete guard it is only necessary to otl'set the arm slightly whieli may be done when the blank is stamped or subsequently, and then bend the arm in the plane of the stock or edgewise ol the metal forming the and being longer than the distant-e from the pad direetly to the attaching portion will hold the guard and mounting with a grip that is sutlieient lot the purpose without being too rigid as the upper pad should always bear with a light yielding pressure on the portion of the nose which it engages. The surfaces of the nose-bearing portions which may be termed pads, are preferably roughened or corrugated as shown to atl'ord a grip- .ping surl'aee and they may be rounded or bulged slightly as usual.

in the l'orm shown in Fig. 3 the attaching portion of the guard is arranged intermediate the ends of the two arms and the arm bearing the upper bearing portion extends from the attaching part downwardly and then upwardly, but in this as in the other l'orms, said arm is bent'edgewise ol'the stock, crosses the lower arm and has a long spring portion, and the blank is l'ormed l'rom a single piece of material. The guard shown in Fig. 4 possesses the same characteristics as the others but the attaching portion also terms the connection between the two arms, the lower arm extending over and downward from the upper part, and this might be l'ound desirable. in some instances, but i prel'er the term shown in Figs. 1 and .2 as it is symmetrical and is l'ound in praetiee to be admirably adapted to the purpose intended.

l elailn as my invention:

I. An eyeglass guard l'ormed ol llat stock embodying an attaching portion, a downwardl \'extending arm having a tree end l'orming a lower nose-bearing portion or pad thereon and a resilient arm bent in the direction ol' the edge of the stock crossing the, downwartlly-extending arm and having a nosebearing portion or pad arranged above the lower bearing pad or portion.

3. An eyeglass guard formed from a. single stamping ol' sheet. material embodying an attaching portion, an arm extending rearwardly and downwardly l'rom said attaching portion and having a bearing pad or portion thereon and an arm extending direetly l'rom the attaching portion and bent in the direeing portion 1, ol' the mounting and to hunt l tion of one edge ol' the stock crossing the lower bearing arm and having the upper end eXf-ending arm formed into a flat loop thence 10 formed into a bearing portion or pad for encrossing the downwardly-extending arm and gaging the nose of the wearer. extending above the letter, the end being 3. An eyeglass guard formed from a single widened to form the upper bearing pad 0 stamping of flat stock embodying the attach portion. ing end, the downwardly and reerwerdly- LEO F. ADT..

extending arm having the lower bearing por- Witnesses: tion or pad at lts lower end. and the arm ex- F. F. CHImoH, tending from the edge of the downwardly- G. WILLARD RICH. 

